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Sacha Baron-Cohen appears alongside
Helena Bonham Carter in one of two new posters for director
Tom Hooper’s musical Les Miserables.

A wild-haired Sacha Baron-Cohen appears with Helena Bonham-Carter in a new poster for Les Miserables (Picture: Working Title Films)

The comic actor and Bonham Carter play Mr and Mrs Thenardier in the big-screen musical from Oscar-winning director Hooper, and the characters have been given their own poster to promote the movie.

Baron-Cohen, sporting brown hair, wears a fed-up expression as his on-screen wife stands proudly in front of him.Bonham Carter is seen with blonde hair not too far off from her usual eccentric style, with a sprig of holly added to give the poster a festive feel.On the poster are the words ‘Master Of The House’ which is the title of the Thenardier’s big musical number in the original play.

Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried appear as Cosette and Marius in another new poster for Les Miserables (Picture: Working Title Films)

In the story of Les Miserables, the Thenardiers are a pair of crooks who leech off other people for their own personal gain.

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The Bruno star and Bonham Carter have both had experience with musical films, having appeared in the film-version of Sweeney Todd alongside Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman.

A second poster has also been revealed featuring young lovers Marius and Cosette, played by Eddie Redmayne and Amanda Seyfried .

The pair are shown on opposite sides of a metal gate as they stand closely and press their foreheads together. Beneath the picture is the tagline ‘Heart Full Of Love’ in reference to one of their duets in the original musical.

Les Miserables also stars Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe, who will all be showing off their vocal talents in the film.